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se_fw-la câ—git_fw-la lâ—quitur_fw-la non_fw-la prâ—catur_fw-la lib._n 2._o pag._n 70._o and_o yet_o it_o be_v much_o to_o consider_v how_o far_o a_o common_a and_o natural_a light_n have_v lead_v some_o here_o in_o this_o straight_a way_n of_o forgive_a a_o enemy_n he_o be_v a_o implacable_a brother_n who_o say_v let_v i_o not_o live_v if_o i_o be_v not_o revenge_v of_o my_o brother_n the_o other_o brother_n answer_v and_o let_v not_o i_o live_v if_o i_o be_v not_o reconcile_v to_o my_o brother_n amere_fw-la brother_n plut._n dâ—_n fratâ—rno_fw-la amere_fw-la and_o they_o be_v brother_n too_o betwixt_o who_o we_o read_v never_o any_o other_o contention_n be_v but_o who_o shall_v die_v for_o the_o other_o 37._o other_o
〈◊〉_d chrys_n â—â—_o matt._n hom._n 25._o prayer_n ask_v of_o he_o who_o be_v the_o father_n of_o light_n who_o lead_v into_o all_o truth_n and_o if_o he_o join_v himself_o to_o our_o chariot_n we_o shall_v go_v on_o and_o increase_v mighty_o for_o it_o be_v in_o the_o strength_n and_o with_o the_o increase_n of_o god_n i_o can_v but_o point_v at_o what_o i_o will_v say_v for_o thy_o instruction_n this_o be_v the_o chief_a take_v counsel_n from_o this_o word_n and_o from_o this_o great_a counsellor_n than_o thou_o shall_v be_v teach_v indeed_o to_o answer_v thy_o worthy_a name_n worthy_o and_o all_o those_o relation_n thou_o stand_v in_o as_o become_v first_o to_o child_n the_o chief_a burden_n of_o our_o charge_n as_o they_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o our_o possession_n the_o rule_n be_v what_o be_v mention_v before_o i_o shall_v not_o recall_v 1._o thou_o must_v not_o set_v thy_o heart_n upon_o they_o as_o be_v say_v but_o keep_v a_o watchful_a eye_n over_o they_o thereby_o keep_v 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